Spicy Lentil Flatbread

This flat lentil bread recipe is sooooo good and delicious. There are different kinds of lentils: red or orange, brown, green, yellow. I made my lentil bread with red ones. You can find all of them in your local super markets and Middle East grocery stores.

There are used different names in different languages for lentils, for example in Persian and Arabic it’s called ‘ Adas’, in English ‘ Lentil’ , in Azerbaijani ‘ Marje’.Maybe some of you do not know what red lentils are. I have attached a photo of this kind of lentil.

You can make lentil bread with all of those lentils. This bread is very light, low in carb but high in fibre and good source of protein.

I frequently make this bread, because we enjoy it a lot. Recipe for this bread is flexible. I mean you have loads and loads of possibilities to change the flavour and create a new flavour and taste.

It’s super easy recipe to follow plus you can prepare the batter, pour it in a jar and keep it fresh in the fridge for next few days. Just bring the batter out of the fridge before cooking and bring the batter to room temperature.

This bread might be severed warm or cold and goes well with all kinds of soup, and you can top it with your favourite toppings. Good point of this bread is not only you can cook it in a pan but also you can cook it in the oven : 190C for 20-25 minutes.

Ingredients

1 cup red lentils, soak in cold water overnight

2 cups water

2 tbsp chopped spring onions or chives

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp curry powder

1 ½ tsp cumin powder

½ tsp chilli powder

½ tsp grounded coriander seeds

1 tsp salt

Vegetable oil: coconut oil or sun flower oil

Method

Soak lentils with water for 6-7 hours to remove starch. Then drain it.

Using a large ladle and pour one ladle of prepared batter into the pan. Make a round shape and make sure it is not thin. Each flat bread will take about 4-5 minutes per side to cook ( depends on heat and how thick you make the bread). Spray oil top of batter and once one side cooked , flip over and let to cook other side.